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(8) ExAMixKi) AND Dki.inerkd This Indenture 

 Bernard dratz May 28th 1775 made the Six- 

 teenth day of May 



in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy 

 five Between George Croghan of Pittsl)urgh Esquire of the one 

 part and Bernard Oratz of Philadelphia Merchant of the other 

 part Whereas lohonorissa, Scarayadia and Coswantinecea chiefs 

 or Sachems of the six united Nations of Indians did by their deed 

 duly executed bearing date the second day of August in the year 

 of our Lord One thousand and Seven hundred and forty nine for 

 the Consideration therein specified grant bargain and sell unto 

 the said George Croghan in fee a certain tract or parcel of land 

 situate lying and being on the South side of the Monongahela 

 River Beginning at the mouth of a Run nearly opposite Turtle 

 Creek and then down the said Monongahela River to its Junc- 

 tion with the River Ohio computed to be ten miles then run- 

 ning down the Eastern Bank and sides of and unto the said 

 River Ohio to where Racoon Creek empties itself into the said 

 River thence up the said Creek ten miles and from thence on 

 a direct line to the place of beginning containing by Estima- 

 tion One hundred thousand x\cres be the same more or less as 

 by the said Deed may more fully appear And Whereas certain 

 chiefs or sachems fully representing the six united nations afore- 

 said in full Council at Fort Stanwix assembled did by their 

 deed Poll duly executed bearing date the fourth day of Novem- 

 ber One thousand seven hundred and sixty eight for the Consid- 

 eration therein mentioned grant ratify and confirm unto his 

 most sacred Majesty George the third by the Grace of God 

 King of Great Britain France and Ireland & his heirs and Suc- 

 cessors for the use benefit and behoof of the said George 

 Croghan all the above bounded and described tract or parcel 

 of land and premises as by the said Deed Poll recorded in the 

 Oftif;e for recording of Deeds in the C'ity and County of Phila- 

 delphia in Book J Volume the fifth page the two hundred and 

 thirty ninth &c may more fully and at large appear Now this 

 Indenture witnesseth that the said George Croghan for and in 



(9) Consideration of the sum of four thousand seven hundred and 

 twenty two pounds sixteen shillings and sixjjence lawful money 

 of Great Britain to him the said George Croghan by him the 



